Where does “whakaauau” come from?

whakaauau (Maori) comes from Maori auau, from Maori au, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian au, from Proto-Polynesian au, from Proto-Oceanic (i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

Ancestry of “whakaauau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriauau—
2MaoriauI; me; current
3Proto-Eastern Polynesianau—
4Proto-Nuclear Polynesianau—
5Proto-PolynesianauI, me, my
6Proto-Oceanic(i-)auI
7Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI
8Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
10Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →
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